Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG0911-1  
Business English 1 (self-study)
Duration :
30h AUTR
Number of credits :
Master in management (120 ECTS) (evening classes)6
Lecturer :
ISLV, Kevin Noiroux
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
The course curriculum is based on an integrated course at intermediate level aimed at businesspeople and students of business English:
David Cotton, David Falvey & Simon Kent. Intermediate Market Leader: Business English Course Book with MyEnglishLab. 3e édition extra. Pearson Education, 2010. ISBN: 9781292134765.
This course book is organized around thematic units relating to management and economic life and offers a range of activities (articles from the Financial Times, expert interviews, speaking and writing skills, case studies, grammar and vocabulary exercices).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
acquiring, revising and developing basic communicative skills in everyday and business English
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
A working knowledge of everyday English (end of secondary school level), i.e. the level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Students who haven't reached that level must bring their English back up to level on their own.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Personal investment and regular work are necessary to pass an online class. Although exercises and homework assignments are not taken into account for the final grade, we strongly advise students to do all the required work.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
self-study course including one face-to-face class per semester (from 18.00 to 21.00)
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination. The weighting, the content and the types of assessment will be specified in the course of the year.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Kevin Noiroux Chargé d'enseignement k.noiroux@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
virtual platform on Campus (part-time programme)
platform accompanying the course with accessible and downloadable documents: - a recorded reading of the course reader (Pronunciation and Spelling Rules) - video programme units for listening comprehension: Portfolio (Longman)